Lunch Program - Effects of the Defend Trade Secrets Act

On May 11, 2016, President Barack Obama signed the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) into law. Pierce Atwood held a lunch on Tuesday, June 21 to discuss how this legislation impacts you and your business.

This law affects:

• Employers and employment counsel due to the DTSA’s new mandatory notice provisions concerning the DTSA’s whistleblower protections,
• Chief Technology Officers and intellectual property counsel because of the DTSA’s impact on the choice between patent or trade secret protection schemes for your intellectual property, and
• Any business with significant trade secret assets because of the DTSA’s new federal trade secret misappropriation claim, potential augmented damages awards and unprecedented ex parte seizure provision.

Pierce Atwood attorney Suzanne King and former Pierce Atwood attorney Larry Varn  discussed the practical impacts of the DTSA. Using real world examples to illustrate key business considerations, the speakers will presented this important topic in a lively, interactive format.